diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index b3c9ac7..85b559c 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
     "queryPort": 27165,
     "rconPort": 21114,
     "rconPassword": "password",
+    "rconVerbose": true,
     "logReaderMode": "tail",
     "logDir": "C:/path/to/squad/log/folder",
     "ftpPort": 21,
     "ftpUser": "FTP Username",
     "ftpPassword": "FTP Password",
-    "rconVerbose": true
+    "ftpUseListForSize": false
   },
   "connectors": {
     "discord": "Discord Login Token",
diff --git a/log-parser/log-readers/ftp.js b/log-parser/log-readers/ftp.js
index 4be86e7..97f600d 100644
--- a/log-parser/log-readers/ftp.js
+++ b/log-parser/log-readers/ftp.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export default class TailLogReader {
       path: path.join(options.logDir, 'SquadGame.log'),
 
       fetchInterval: options.fetchInterval || 0,
-      maxTempFileSize: options.maxTempFileSize || 5 * 1000 * 1000 // 5 MB
+      maxTempFileSize: options.maxTempFileSize || 5 * 1000 * 1000, // 5 MB
+
+      useListForSize: options.useListForSize
     });
 
     if (typeof queueLine !== 'function')
diff --git a/squad-server/index.js b/squad-server/index.js
index 7475d71..6979a47 100644
--- a/squad-server/index.js
+++ b/squad-server/index.js
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ export default class SquadServer extends EventEmitter {
       timeout: this.options.ftpTimeout,
       verbose: this.options.ftpVerbose,
       fetchInterval: this.options.ftpFetchInterval,
-      maxTempFileSize: this.options.ftpMaxTempFileSize
+      maxTempFileSize: this.options.ftpMaxTempFileSize,
+
+      // enable this for FTP servers that do not support SIZE
+      useListForSize: this.options.ftpUseListForSize
     });
 
     this.logParser.on('ADMIN_BROADCAST', (data) => {
diff --git a/squad-server/scripts/templates/config-template.json b/squad-server/scripts/templates/config-template.json
index 08bd3c0..84d10cb 100644
--- a/squad-server/scripts/templates/config-template.json
+++ b/squad-server/scripts/templates/config-template.json
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@
     "queryPort": 27165,
     "rconPort": 21114,
     "rconPassword": "password",
+    "rconVerbose": true,
 
     "logReaderMode": "tail",
     "logDir": "C:/path/to/squad/log/folder",
-
     "ftpPort": 21,
     "ftpUser": "FTP Username",
     "ftpPassword": "FTP Password",
-
-    "rconVerbose": true
+    "ftpUseListForSize": false
   },
   "connectors": {
     "discord": "Discord Login Token",